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Fundraiser Concert with Ken O'Malley and Padraic Conroy

FolkWorks Fundraiser Concert for the 2019 Folk/Roots Festival with Ken O'Malley and Padraic Conroy.
Proceeds beyond musician fees go to pay musicians at the festival.
From Dublin, Ken OMalley's rich, resonant voice and engaging stage presence have delighted audiences for over thirty years. "He holds nothing back. Whether singing a passionate ballad, playing a solo on the mandolin, or explaining the gloriously sad history of Erin his homeland, Ken OMalley is all-in, wide open to the world, and as true as an arrows flight.

With songs in both English and Irish Gaelic, a Ken O'Malley performance has something for everyone. As one longtime fan says, the songs Ken sings touch all of us, Irish or not, to the very core of the human heart.

Padraic Conroy hails from the town of Athlone in County Westmeath where he grew up fishing and playing music (but not necessarily at the same time). A multi-talented performer, he plays guitar, bouzouki, whistles and sings. With his lively Irish charm and wit, he has many a humorous tale to tell from growing up in Ireland, living in Moscow to driving for the first time in LA. Most of them are true.